Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #10 Assyrian Lachish Reliefs
Setting the Stage In 930 BC the unified country of Israel split into two kingdoms. The northern kingdom is known as Israel. The southern kingdom is known as Judah. 200...
Theology Unplugged : Why is God so Hidden?
Join C. Michael Patton and Tim Kimberley as they discuss why God is not as emperically evident as we sometimes desire. [display_podcast] Other ways to get TUP: RSS iTunes Get...
Googling for Truth: The Importance of Irenic Theology in our Postmodern World
In some sense, this is a charter post for Parchment and Pen as it expresses so much of what we are about. Have a great Fourth of July weekend. Googling for truth can be a...
Are You a Misfit in the Church?
Do you feel out of place as a Christian? I suspect you sometimes do. I think everyone, at some time in their lives, feels like a misfit within the Church. I do. Often. Believe...
Stairway to Heaven
Meteora is one of the most stunningly beautiful and other-worldly places on earth. Over a millennium ago, monks traveled throughout Greece in search of a place where they...
Why is God So Silent?
If I were in charge of the universe, I would most certainly do things differently. Hey, this is a given. God already said that his ways are not my ways. I also know that his...
Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – An Introduction
The Discipline of Archaeology fits nicely with the world of the Bible. At its root the word archaeology consists of two Greek words: ἀρχαῖος and -λογία Archaeos means,...
Things I Used to Believe, but Now I’m Not So Sure
You are either 100% correct in doctrine or you are not correct at all I believed this for a long time. A pastor I loved and admired once told me this. But if this is the case,...
Christianity By the Numbers
While no numbers such as these can be perfect, these are some charts that I keep up with using multiple sources, including the CIA, Religious Tolerance.com, patheos.com, and...